15 October 2011

Deal's Gap

Watch for these guys to pass the "Speed Limit 30" sign about 50 seconds into the video. Think they're exceeding the speed limit?Both these guys are riding Honda GoldWings. These big bikes aren't supposed to be able to do this:

The now-and-then scraping sound you hear in the turns is the sound of something on the bike's undercarriage being ground away because the bike is being leaned at such a great angle.

9 comments:

Anonymous
said...

You cycle riders must be more responsible than this. Just one ground squirrel on road or a sparrow on the windshield and you take out someone on the sideline.Maybe I do not have the guts to ride like that or maybe I have good sense. The road belongs to you as much as me but for some mothers peace of mind SLOW DOWN.

Folks like these are why I don't ride the dragon. If he came up behind me doing the speed limit he'd have to either drop the bike, hit me or pass in a curve... most of the time the opt to pass which puts everyone in Danger. There's a tree near the bottom that has motorcycle parts hung on it as "trophy's"...

Nuts... but then... I guess someone has to keep you employed in the day job... :)

Deer, squirrels, those are the random risks you assume when you ride something like the Dragon at that speed. But as Old NFO pointed out, the lead bike definitely never crossed the center line and even if a deer or squirrel did get in the way these guys were only risking themselves. Glad they got to do it.

Everyone should get to do that once in a while. I do it on the Talimena Drive a couple times a year. And the sound of sacrificial pins under the floorboards scraping the pavement on the curves is music to my ears.

P.S. And the Goldwing is supposed to be able to do that. Finely crafted bike with some of the best tech and engineering on the planet behind it. Put a good rider on one and let 'em get used to the lean limits and they'll outrun most of the crotch-rocket squids all day long.